#981 Oops Factor

The fun part of doing these commentaries is ferreting out the paradoxes and contradictions in this world. I’m always amazed and curious about the consistent inconsistency of human nature. What I call the “oops” factor.
Take porn for instance. A recent study concluded more people use porn in red states. That is, the more conservative the state, the more likely people in it are using online pornography.
Most interestingly, this was not a big headline. No big expose on Fox News or MSNBC. No one was surprised. I guess we more or less expect a certain amount of Freudian repression reactive behavior.
In Utah, most people agreed with the survey statement “I have old-fashioned values about family and marriage.” Utah also has the highest porn-buying rate in the entire nation.
Oops.
There could be an innocent explanation. BYU is a big college with lots of branches. Maybe they’re conducting research into the lives of other Americans. Genealogy? I thought you said genitalogy...
Another paradox. I looked at the giant filtered water bottle in the water cooler the other day. It’s made of plastic so I was curious. Guess what? It has the number 7 on the bottom. 7 is the plastic that has BPA, the additive they suspect causes reproductive and other disorders by leaching out into the liquids it contains. This from a mountain fresh supposedly pure bottle of water with no chemical additives.
Well, one.
Oops.
Lastly, I’ve been looking into being a vegan. I’m no expert. It always seemed to me that vegans were vegetarians that didn’t like the taste of cheese. Either that or some race from Star Trek.
So it turns out they don’t eat any animals or animal products. Fair enough. Then I heard about this soymilk yogurt they can eat. I researched it and found a soymilk yogurt culture with which they make it. The culture contains Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, and Streptococcus Thermophilus. They are bacteria.
Also know as one-celled animals.
Oops.
So I’m curious about the vegan thing. Is it the size of the animals that’s bad, or just that you’re eating animals?
If I had a tiny burger from a really really small cow...
America, ya gotta love it.